Posted: July 18, 2011 | Author: cookingandeatingforone | Filed under: Eating Utensils | Tags: au jus, baguette, Food Network, fork, Great Easy Meals, spoon, untensil |
I have almost stopped using my fork entirely. There are a few exceptions like steak which should always be stabbed with a sharp utensil. But this summer I have been using a spoon to eat a lot of meals in order to relish the mixed flavors and scoop up the juice of each dish.
Tonight I sauteed some tomatoes, shrimp and basil in salt and olive oil (no leftovers!) and it created a sweet and savory suace. A few weeks ago it was Chicken with Apple, Onion and Cider Sauce – thank you Food Network’s “Great Easy Meals” cookbook. Using a spoon makes me eat slower and think about the different flavors I am putting in my mouth and truly enjoy the meal I created instead of just piling food on a fork and shoveling it in my stomach.
A caveat to keep the French side of my family from getting upset – I love to use a fresh baguette to sop up the au jus as much (if not a thousand times more) than the next gal. But in addition to a love of food and wine they gave me my mother’s thighs so baguette is a special occasion.
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Posted: July 6, 2011 | Author: cookingandeatingforone | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Barnes & Noble, Duane Reade, Food Network, Great Easy Meals, Home Depot, Hyperion, iPod, meeting singles, The Police |
Every so often the same article gets published by a by some magazine or on a dating site – great places to meet people just doing your regular errands. The dog park (I have no dog), your morning coffee place (I don’t drink the stuff), Duane Reade (not with a box of Tampax in my hand), Home Depot (I call my super to change a light bulb), Barnes & Noble (they all closed). They also include the grocery store on that list. A place I happen to frequent on a regular basis, yet I have never even made eye contact while perusing the spice rack.
Tonight I realized my problem – it’s the iPod. While it’s awesome walking around with a permanent soundtrack to my life and very useful for creating an audio barrier between me and the crazy guy on the subway, it completely hinders any possibility of starting a conversation at the antipasti bar. And it’s my own damn fault because I have it cranked and I’m zoned out and only take out the ear buds to give my order to the butcher and pay. Even if I felt the need to keep the iPod on while shopping, there’s time while standing in the express line (non-express if for couples and families, not an opportunity area).
So sorry cute preppy guy that smiled at me when I almost ran you over, had I not had The Police blaring through my ear buds you could have shared the Chicken with Onion, Apple and Cider Sauce and Roasted Rutabagas (both from Great Easy Meals) that I made*. Instead you went home with a pre-made meal in a cardboard box, and I have to do the dishes myself.
*This meal sounds heavy for 90° weather but it’s not, especially with a chilled glass of white wine. Great Easy Meals is Food Network Magazine’s cookbook from Hyperion and most (if not all, I didn’t check every single page) recipes serve four. Although these are leftovers that I am looking forward to eating later this week.
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